Dropbox Sees Mobile as Next Frontier

12/4/2012 11:32AM

The U.S.-based company is expanding into Europe, opening an office in Dublin. It sees mobile as the next frontier. WSJ's Ben Rooney spoke to Dropbox Head of Operations Ruchi Sanghvi at Le Web in Paris. Photo: Bloomberg

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